The continuous fibrous connective-tissue network that wraps, separates, and connects every muscle, organ, nerve, and vessel.

Muscle and its surrounding fascia treated as a single functional unit of force transmission.

The most abundant protein in connective tissue — roughly 30% of the body's total protein — and fascia's primary building block.

A lubricating molecule between fascial layers whose viscosity determines how smoothly the layers glide.

The property by which fascia softens under sustained gentle load and stiffens at rest.

A stability model where tension-bearing fascia suspends compression-bearing bones in balance.

Continuous chains of connective tissue that coordinate posture and movement across the body.

The sense of the body's internal state — richly supplied by free nerve endings in fascia.